Board of Medical Education
                   Doctors as teachers
                   September 2006
       improving  health
                                         Board of Medical Education
                                         Editorial board
                                         Apublication from BMA Science & Education and the Board of Medical Education.
                                         Chair, Board of Medical Education              Professor Sir Charles George
                                         Director of Professional Activities            Professor Vivienne Nathanson
                                         Head of Science & Education                    Dr Caroline Seddon
                                         Project manager                                Simon Young
                                         Research and writing                           George Roycroft
                                         Editorial secretariat                          Nicola Fookes
                                                                                        Emily Hoy
                                                                                        Gemma Jackson
                                                                                        Amy Middleton
                                                                                        Amy Rogers
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                                         ISBN: 1-905545-06-1
                                         Cover photograph: Getty Images Creative.
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                                         ©British Medical Association – 2006 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
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                       This report was prepared under the auspices of the Board of Medical Education of the British Medical
                       Association, whose membership for 2005/06 was as follows:
                       Dame Deirdre J Hine     President, BMA
                       Dr Michael Wilks        Chair, BMA Representative Body 
                       Mr James N Johnson      Chair, BMA Council
                       Dr D Pickersgill        Treasurer, BMA 
                       Sir Charles George      Chair, Board of Medical Education
                       Dr R Hooke              Deputy Chair, Board of Medical Education
                       Dr R Arnold
                       Professor B Avery
                       Dr J Bamrah
                       Dr S Calvert
                       Ms D Covey
                       Dr G Dilliway
                       Dr D Goodsman
                       Professor J Hayden
                       Dr L Kapila
                       Dr G Lewis
                       Professor S Lingam
                       Mr M Mak
                       Dr H McKeown
                       Dr J Oxley
                       Dr D Sinclair
                       Professor F Smith
                       Professor T Weetman
                       Dr B Qureshi             (Deputy)
                       Dr J Trowell             (Deputy)
                       Dr G Buckley             (Observer)
                       Approval for publication as a BMA policy report was recommended by BMA Board of Professional
                       Activities on 21 August 2006.
                        Declaration of interest
                        There were no competing interests with anyone involved in the research and writing of this report.
                        For further information about the editorial secretariat or board members please contact the
                        Science and Education Department which holds a record of all declarations of interest:
                        info.science@bma.org.uk
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                       Acknowledgements
                       The association is very grateful for the help provided by the BMA committees and several outside
                       experts and organisations. We would particularly like to thank:
                       Professor Sam Leinster, Acting Director, Institute of Health, University of East Anglia
                       Professor Ian Stronach, Research Professor in Education, Faculty of Health, Social Care and
                       Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
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